Thomas flying squirrel
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The Thomas flying squirrel ( Aeromys thomasi ) is a species of squirrel from the genus of the black flying squirrel ( Aeromys ). The species name refers to the English zoologist Oldfield Thomas .
features
Females of the Thomas flying squirrel reach a head-torso length of 343.3 mm, a tail length of 410 mm and a weight of 1117 g. In the males, a head-trunk length of 300 mm and a tail length of 370 mm were measured. The species is larger than its closest relative, the black flying squirrel ( Aeromys tephromelas ), but similar in color. The coat color is a single color, dark brown or black.
distribution
The Thomas flying squirrel occurs on most of the island of Borneo , except in the southeast.
habitat
The Thomas Gleithörnchen lives in lowland forests as well as forests in the middle altitudes of the mountain regions.
Way of life
The species is a nocturnal fruit eater . No more is known about their way of life.
status
The IUCN classifies the Thomas-Gleithörnchen in the category "insufficient data situation" ( data deficient ). Although there is no reliable information on the population, it is likely to be threatened by habitat loss.
literature
- Richard W. Thorington Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele: Squirrels of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2012, ISBN 978-1-4214-0469-1 , p. 87.
- Charles Hose: A new flying squirrel from Borneo In: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. Series 7, Volume 5, 1900. P. 215 (First scientific description as Petaurista thomasi )
Web links
- Aeromys thomasi in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Ruedas, L. Duckworth, JW, Lee, B. & Tizard, RJ, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2013.